Conference Agenda

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Program Overview
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
Date: Monday, 19/May/2025
12:00pm - 4:30pmTrainee Workshop: Networking for Success in Science
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre

Join us for an opportunity to introduce yourself and your science and
network amongst your peers before the start of the meeting. In
“Networking for Success in Science”, trainees will have a chance to
practice their scientific elevator pitches during a two-minute lightning talk
followed by informal small group discussions to facilitate crossdisciplinary
interactions and open windows for potential collaborations.
End the workshop with an energetic round of speed mentoring where
you can cycle through multiple five-minute Q&A conversations with
established IBANGS members and mentors in the field.

5:00pm - 6:00pmPresidential Address: Professor Margaret McCarthy
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
Date: Tuesday, 20/May/2025
8:00am - 10:00amSymposium 1: Weaving Together the Strands: Cross-Species Insights into the Genetic and Epigenetic Mechanisms of Early Adversity
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
10:30am - 11:30amKeynote Address: Professor Barry Dickson
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
11:30am - 12:00pmData Blitz 1
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
3:00pm - 5:00pmSymposium 2: RNA Modifications: Implications for Brain Function and Behavior
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
5:30pm - 6:30pmSelected Talks 1
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
6:30pm - 7:00pmData Blitz 2
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
Date: Wednesday, 21/May/2025
8:00am - 10:00amSymposium 3: Mechanisms underlying individual variation in motivated behavior
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
10:30am - 11:30amEarly Career Achievement Award Lecture: Caroline Ménard
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
11:30am - 12:00pmData Blitz 3
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
3:00pm - 5:00pmSymposium 4: Molecular Switches of Addiction: Unraveling the Role of RNA Splicing in Substance Use Disorders
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
5:30pm - 6:30pmSelected Talks 2
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
6:30pm - 7:00pmData Blitz 4
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
Date: Thursday, 22/May/2025
8:30am - 9:30amDistinguished Investigator Award Lecture: Professor Hee-Sup Shin
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
10:00am - 12:00pmOutstanding Travel Awardees
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
12:00pm - 1:00pmIBANGS Business Meeting/Lunch
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
1:00pm - 3:00pmSymposium 5: Moving the needle on eating disorders: novel neurogenetic and behavioral genetic insights
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
3:30pm - 5:00pmSelected Talks 3
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre